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by **ZOCCOZ** on Thu May 18, 2006 5:39 pm

CPS 1200 Review

Shot Time = 3 seconds

Output = 9x-5.5x

Distance = 40-45 feet

Pumps = 20-22

Length = 23 inches

Tank size = around 2.3 Litre

PC size = around 620 ml

Oddly enough, I have never done a CPS 1200 review. But since the CPS 1200 seems to have somewhat of a not so great reputation, I simply had to write one.

Well, the filling is relativly easy just like any small CPS cannon. Fairly sturdy build and no major leaks. The pumping is very easy and smooth. Not as durable as a trackmounted pump, but then again trackmounted pumps are less smooth when pumping.

Performance is where it shines. I remember when I sold CPS 1200s on ebay 2004, I mentioned that it is more powerfull than a CPS 2100, and other sellers(who sold CPS 2100s) where calling me a liar since that somewhat ruined their claim of their item being the most powerfull soaker on ebay. Well, I wasn't lieing, and it is a very likely fact. The first second of output of the CPS 1200 in this review got around 275 ml. Thats 9.1X. Obviously, not every second will have 9X output, since the PC would have to be around 800 ml large. So the output would whine down to the end around 7X-5.5X at the last second. To show that I am not bull-shitting you, I even made a litle domo clip of the 1 second output. Which shows that a CPS stream might not be so constant with output than usualy believed.
Also, the archieved distance was a 40-45 feet. Which is impressive for a small CPS cannon and fairly better than the 35-40 that most of my CPS 2100s got in the past.

I said it a few times before, and I will say it again. The CPS 1200 is probably my favorite small CPS cannon(and I have used them all) and very underated in forums. I like it more than the CPS 2100, just a tad more than the CPS 1000, and alot more than the Blazer. Unless someone is very desperate for a large vararity of nozzle selections and prefers those over raw power, the old CPS 1200 is a good choice over anything right now on retail.

On a sidenote, I just CVF my other CPS 1200 to see how it will perform as a k-modded soaker. Perhaps 65 feet? We will see.

[Edit]: I also used the grey CPS 1200 version, and it felt weaker and distance seems less to. The internals are also somewhat different. So if you get a CPS 1200, you will have to decide if you want power or looks when it comes to the different versions.

Shot Clip 1
Shot Clip 2
Output Clip

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by DX on Thu May 18, 2006 8:21 pm

Nice review! I will back you in that the 1200 is more powerful than a 2100.

On a sidenote, I just CVF my other CPS 1200 to see how it will perform as a k-modded soaker. Perhaps 65 feet? We will see.

You should be able to get better stats than a 21K of the same number of balloons [the 1200 pc is stronger than the 2100 pc]. However, beware of the opening process. If your 1200 outer nozzle cover thing is glued on, it is going to take a good screwdriver and a heck of a lot of patience to pry it off. And in small pieces, until you've removed enough to pry off the remainder as one larger piece. It won't come off cleanly at all. Forget re-sale value as a stock gun or a stock-looking gun.

If you got an unglued mark, then consider yourself VERY lucky! :p

Oh yeah, if you do a light [20-40 balloon] k-mod, you can pump it until the pc is full, at around 30-35 pumps, without worrying about blowing the valve. Gets good range in the low 50s that way. Or if you integrate it, you're looking at that same range without so much as touching a balloon or a check valve. I would suggest both. :laugh:

by **ZOCCOZ** on Thu May 18, 2006 9:16 pm

Duxburian wrote:Nice review! I will back you in that the 1200 is more powerful than a 2100.

On a sidenote, I just CVF my other CPS 1200 to see how it will perform as a k-modded soaker. Perhaps 65 feet? We will see.

You should be able to get better stats than a 21K of the same number of balloons [the 1200 pc is stronger than the 2100 pc]. However, beware of the opening process. If your 1200 outer nozzle cover thing is glued on, it is going to take a good screwdriver and a heck of a lot of patience to pry it off. And in small pieces, until you've removed enough to pry off the remainder as one larger piece. It won't come off cleanly at all. Forget re-sale value as a stock gun or a stock-looking gun.

If you got an unglued mark, then consider yourself VERY lucky! :p

Oh yeah, if you do a light [20-40 balloon] k-mod, you can pump it until the pc is full, at around 30-35 pumps, without worrying about blowing the valve. Gets good range in the low 50s that way. Or if you integrate it, you're looking at that same range without so much as touching a balloon or a check valve. I would suggest both. :laugh:

I opened it 1 weeks ago. (The review was also done last week.)

It was the glued on cap version. Took me 30 minutes to remove the plastic with a little saw. The more anoying ting was the screw in the very middle centre that is about 2-3 inches in the casing. I don't have a screw driver long and in the same time skinny enough to reach the screw, so at the end I had to carefully break the casing open. The CVF was easy this time, with fresh goob and a fitting plastic piece to plug the hole.

Now all i have to do now is buy some balloons again and some fancy spray paint. :cool:

[edit]: 40 baloons and 50 feet with 35 pumps , eh? That intruiges me. How much ml would that be? It would be more than 600 ml.

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by **isoaker** on Fri May 19, 2006 8:31 am

Nice review and pics, too! May I repost them on iSoaker.com?

The CPS1200 is definitely a great blaster, though for me, I prefer the lines on the CPS1000.

:cool:

by **ZOCCOZ** on Fri May 19, 2006 3:39 pm

Yeah sure, that would be cool. Same with the images and clips.

by **isoaker** on Fri May 19, 2006 5:44 pm

@ ZOCCOZ: Thanks for the permission! :cool:

BTW, could you email me the video clips? There is no simple way for me to grab them from the links you provided.

:cool:

by DX on Fri May 19, 2006 6:54 pm

Sure there is...use Firefox's page info tab. You did say you knew about that a while back... :p

by **isoaker** on Fri May 19, 2006 8:56 pm

Duxburian wrote:Sure there is...use Firefox's page info tab. You did say you knew about that a while back... :p

I was trying to be lazy... :goofy: Plus, ZOCCOZ may have a higher-quality video.

:cool:

by DX on Fri May 19, 2006 9:32 pm

It actually takes more effort to log into one's email than to click on a few tabs. At leats IMO. Although a higher-quality version should be worth it.

by **ZOCCOZ** on Sat May 20, 2006 6:20 am

isoaker_com wrote:could you email me the video clips?

Done. But I don't quite know if the originals will have any better of a quality than the link.

by **isoaker** on Sat May 20, 2006 10:00 am

Duxburian wrote:It actually takes more effort to log into one's email than to click on a few tabs. At leats IMO. Although a higher-quality version should be worth it.

@ Duxburian: My email program is launched from an email-hotkey on my computer, so it's actually less clicking for me. :goofy:

@ ZOCCOZ: Thanks for the videos! I'll be converting them, however, into Flash Player format for general viewing. Do you want to have these videos distributable as well? If so, I can also provide a link to the source .avi files.

:cool:

by **Hannibal** on Sat May 20, 2006 1:51 pm

isoaker_com wrote:Nice review and pics, too! May I repost them on iSoaker.com?

The CPS1200 is definitely a great blaster, though for me, I prefer the lines on the CPS1000.

I agree, and actually have a 1000 on the way. :cps1000: I think ZOCCOZ just got lucky with his CPS 1200. I have never seen or heard of a 1200 with that good of a stream and that nice of range (45 feet). Good for you. If all 1200's were like ZOCCOZ's I don't think the 1200 would be looked down apon. Of course, the 1000 does have a better form factor.

by **ZOCCOZ** on Sat May 20, 2006 6:08 pm

Hannibal wrote:
isoaker_com wrote:Nice review and pics, too! May I repost them on iSoaker.com?

The CPS1200 is definitely a great blaster, though for me, I prefer the lines on the CPS1000.

I agree, and actually have a 1000 on the way. :cps1000: I think ZOCCOZ just got lucky with his CPS 1200. I have never seen or heard of a 1200 with that good of a stream and that nice of range (45 feet). Good for you. If all 1200's were like ZOCCOZ's I don't think the 1200 would be looked down apon. Of course, the 1000 does have a better form factor.

Well, I have shot tested 6 different CPS 1200 models. Only 1 of them performed worse than the CPS 2100 and CPS 1000, which was the grey one. The rest where either equal or better in performance to the CPS 1000(better than the CPS 2100). The one I have in this review however, is the cream of the crop I have to say. My other CPS 1200 that performs prity much the same, I am converting right now into a k-mod. So either the CPS 1200 is underated among forums, or I am a magnet for above average models. The first option seems more likely.

Do you want to have these videos distributable as well?

You mean the ones I have linked above? They are basicaly the same ones I have send you over email(unless I send the wrong ones, in which case you have to let me know.) The clips I send you over email should do fine.

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by DX on Sat May 20, 2006 9:41 pm

So either the CPS 1200 is underated among forums, or I am a magnet for above average models. The first option seems more likely.

Or there is a third option, which is that many guns perform better than you thought in the past. I've only been saying it since day one. Especially in the range department. An unsually high amount of above average guns should indicate that the accepted average is flawed in itself.

by **ZOCCOZ** on Sat May 20, 2006 11:13 pm

That would be true if I wouldn't have used a tape measured in the past, which I did on most. I admit, at the beginning of my recent tests I assumed I measured it wrong, till finaly some other soakers (Monster+ Monster X01) performed as commonly known with the 30-35 feet range.

by DX on Sat May 20, 2006 11:42 pm

The MX shouldn't be in the 30s at all. You've said in the past that the MX > 4100, but to do that, the MX must outrange the 4100, which can reach ranges in the lower 40s. [Proven via tape measure and by multiple sources over the years].

by **ZOCCOZ** on Sun May 21, 2006 3:23 am

Duxburian wrote:The MX shouldn't be in the 30s at all. You've said in the past that the MX > 4100, but to do that, the MX must outrange the 4100, which can reach ranges in the lower 40s. [Proven via tape measure and by multiple sources over the years].

I remembered that I said that the MX has more power than the CPS 4100. And that was the 2003 model I was refering to(I only got tjhe range test an MX 01 recently.) If I imlied the 2001 version, that that was unintentional. According to my Range test #2 thread the MX 01 and Monster 01 shot average in the 30-35 range just like on the isoaker and Aquanexus stats. According to Aquanexus, the CPS 4100 has more of a bang, so it might very well have more power than the MX 01. But then again, more distance does not always mean more power as we all saw in the Blazer.

[Edit]: Here is the Range Test # 2 Thread, which is shockingly undervisited. Never thought Blazers and Flash Flood threads would get more trafic, but seems people's interests have changed over the years.

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by **isoaker** on Sun May 21, 2006 8:31 pm

Review re-posted. Video links coming.

@ ZOCCOZ: I'll actually be posting the videos you sent me in Flash format. What I'm wondering is whether you also want the original .avi files to be downloadable from iSoaker.com. If so, I'll upload those as well and provide a link.

:cool:

by **ZOCCOZ** on Sun May 21, 2006 10:18 pm

Oh is see. yeah that sound good. Some people don't like flash or don't have the newest version.

by **Stencil** on Sat May 27, 2006 9:30 am

Best gun ever.

Relieable, powerful small: What more do you want?

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